
Minor League Baseball and Affiliations in Québec: The Solutions or the Causes of All Problems?
The 1949 Drummondville Cubs, Quebec Provincial League champions.…

The Enchanted 1950 Season for the Olean Oilers
Olean, New York, sits in a plateau in the foothills of the…

Norman L. Macht: My Experiences as a General Manager in the 1951 Georgia-Alabama League
I arrived in Atlanta in the spring of 1948 to work as a statistician…

How Citizens Rescued the Welch Miners From Financial Ruin and Brought Baseball to Marion, Virginia
Not fireworks. Not a chance to win a boat. Not even sunny…

The Cuban Connection That Integrated the Louisville Colonels
Pumpsie Green. (SABR-Rucker Archive)
When Elijah…

The 1955 Keokuk Kernels: Three-I League Champions
Jim “Mudcat” Grant. (SABR-Rucker-Archive)
The…

Al Pinkston: Forgotten Color Line Casualty
Al Pinkston. (Courtesy Major League Baseball Players Alumni…

Ron Necciai Strikes Out 27 Batters in a Nine-Inning Game
Ron Necciai. (SABR-Rucker-Archive)
After the 1952…

The 1955 Hamilton Cardinals: Why Did the Pony League Champions Franchise Fold in May 1956?
Ken Boyer. (SABR-Rucker-Archive)
Introduction
The…

Doug Harvey and the Ottawa Senators
Doug Harvey. (Courtesy La Patrie du Dimanche, December…

The Columbus Jets: Takeoff for the Lumber Company
Columbus Jets logo.
The state of Ohio has a rich…

The 1959 Junior World Series
Minneapolis Millers manager Gene Mauch is shown, front…

The 1960 Toronto Maple Leafs
1960 Toronto Maple Leafs team photo. (Courtesy Canadian…

The 1962 San Diego Padres: A PCL Pennant … With an Eye on the Major Leagues
1962 San Diego Padres. (Courtesy of Tom Larwin.)
The…

The Power of One: Cordele Athletics Hit a Single Home Run in 1952
It looks like a misprint on the page.
In the league stats…

Mr. September: Bill Serena in 1947
Bill Serena. (SABR-Rucker-Archive)
It can’t…

Stars Among Stars
All-Star games had been an annual event in most minor leagues…

I Don’t Care if I Ever Get Back: Bill Sisler in the Minor Leagues
On May 9, 1950, Bill Sisler finally ended his baseball odyssey…

Sandy Koufax: My Boyhood Baseball Dream Comes True
As a young teenager growing up in The Bronx, I was a devout…

Wild Thing: Sandy Koufax from Cincinnati Bearcat to Dodger Bonus Baby
Sandy Koufax pitched one season for the University of Cincinnati…

The Road Not Taken: Sandy Koufax, Basketball Player
Sandy Koufax (top row, second from right) finished fourth…

Sandy Koufax and Walter Alston: A Star Pitcher and his Manager
Dodgers manager Walter Alston celebrates with his Hall…

Sandy Koufax and His Home Ballparks
Sandy Koufax posted a career 57-15 won-loss record at Dodger…

Short-Term Pitching Brilliance: Comparing Sandy Koufax to Other Short-Term-Peak Players
Sandy Koufax made the National League All-Star team each…